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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2009, p. 1202-1205, Vol. 47, No. 4
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01639-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Variable Nucleotide Tandem-Repeat Analysis Revealing a Unique Group of Leptospira interrogans Serovar Pomona Isolates Associated with California Sea Lions{triangledown}

Richard L. Zuerner* and David P. Alt

Bacterial Diseases of Livestock Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, P.O. Box 70, Ames, Iowa 50010

Received 22 August 2008/ Returned for modification 24 November 2008/ Accepted 30 January 2009

Leptospira interrogans serovar Pomona isolates were compared by variable nucleotide tandem-repeat typing. Most cattle isolates grouped together, while isolates from pigs and wildlife were distributed across several groups. Significantly, California sea lion isolates formed a unique group, providing evidence that these animals are maintenance hosts of serovar Pomona.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Bacterial Diseases of Livestock Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, P.O. Box 70, Ames, IA 50010. Phone: (515) 663-7392. Fax: (515) 663-7458. E-mail: Richard.Zuerner{at}ars.usda.gov

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 9 February 2009.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2009, p. 1202-1205, Vol. 47, No. 4
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01639-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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